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I wrote:

"This is much different than "Give a number 1-5 to iPhone.""

They wrote:

"They were prompted with 12 different Apple-related subjects, and asked to rate them on a scale from 1 to 5 and optionally provide text commentary per category"

So, unless they are not being explicit about their survey question, which imo would make little sense, especially if it is a traditional Likert scale which is used in context of a question, it does tell us that.

Regardless, my point is that the survey trying to quantify a score is much less valuable than the qualitative points in the article.

"They were prompted with 12 different Apple-related subjects, and asked to rate them on a scale from 1 to 5 and optionally provide text commentary per category"

I think a Likert scale is actually different than how they're surveying respondents in the article linked by the OP.

From Wikipedia: "A Likert item is simply a statement that the respondent is asked to evaluate by giving it a quantitative value on any kind of subjective or objective dimension, with level of agreement/disagreement being the dimension most commonly used...

The format of a typical five-level Likert item, for example, could be:

Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree"

This is much different than "Give a number 1-5 to iPhone."

This seems a bit bizarre to me. Rate products on a scale of 1-5? What is that actually measuring? Perception?

Yes with iPads and iPhones. It's not an uncommon experience if you google it. I imagine its a software issue not a hardware issue too.

Yeah, using my AirPods Max is one of the most frustrating experiences. In the past week I've had to force reset them so many times and it almost seems arbitrary when it actually connects. I can't imagine a non-savvy tech person being able to easily debug it.

There's the Rolleiflex TLR Install Camera

https://mint-camera.com/en/shop/cameras/rolleiflex-instant-k...

The flash of P&S Film cameras have their own look that people like and are often associated with a "party aesthetic."

They're still more effective than a surgical mask, even with a gap.

Following a well-marked winding road is not a difficult challenge for self-driving cars. Driving in a city, with bus lanes, light rail, bikers, and pedestrians is much harder.

The difference is Instagram and WhatsApp were products that had real product value before Zuck acquired them.

Zuck has to build a v1 product from scratch with the Metaverse. When's the last time FB has truly built a revolutionary v1 product? It's not really in their DNA anymore. I'm not saying they can't do it, but I wouldn't point to IG and WhatsApp as examples of why Zuck can pull it off.

Nike will sell their clothing and shoes for games, metaverse experience, etc as NFTs. Doesn't seem that crazy.

Weird over-generalization that ignores the popularity of cycling as a sport (which is expensive) in Europe and the fact that the majority of people using bicycles in the US are using them how you describe the rest of the world uses them.

And Notion is a better clone of Quip.

The Model M is actually not great to type on compared to modern mechanical keyboards. Think it's mostly nostalgia for why people recommend them at this point.

I'd recommend buying a cherry mx keyboard switch tester so you can see what switches you like and then buying like a Ducky or Varmilo from mechanicalkeyboards.com. You might also want to consider how loud it is when you type on it if you are using it in a shared office space.

If you really want to go all-in look up building your own mechanical keyboard.

mechanicalkeyboards.com has a buyer's guide if you want to see what they recommend https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/keyboard_guide.php

I've seen more people with Down Syndrome and facial disfigurements on TikTok than any other platform.

Facebook can afford manual moderation. What do you think the mental health cost of waiting for AI moderation to be good enough in 111 languages that understand the nuances of speech in text/audio/video?

After reading https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/scicheck-fauci-and-paul-ro... (happy for someone to provide a better source), I'm not sure I agree with the idea that Fauci is "full of shit" based off of this one exchange.

> This really isn't that much. The average Disneyland visitor probably walks 5 miles per day.

What a bizarre comparison. Most people are pretty tired after visiting Disneyland. You also don’t do that 300 times a year.

Hasn't there been many years where Bezos paid no taxes?

It could be worse. It could have gone from a 99.9% to 99.1% in preventing hospitalization. That would be an 9x higher chance of hospitalization!

To be fair, Google "work" products seem to be a tier below Microsoft's even, and Google doesn't iterate as quickly to improve them either.

Well I would argue the monolithic look on apps is a to some degree a byproduct of testing. It makes sense that most apps' buttons, layouts, design patterns look the same and are considered "easiest" to use by A/B testing standards. You don't have to learn anything new to use those designs.

>throwaway products made by borderline-enslaved Cambodians

Well good thing Depop helps consumers avoid buying brand new clothing items and encourages giving life to old clothes.

>I don’t dislike fashion because I’m a humble bragging genius. I dislike it because I think it’s bad for the world.

All of fashion is bad for the world? Is that really your take?

Yes we don’t know something that hasn’t happened but I imagine the kid and his family have a better idea on it than you. And if your only data point is a colleague who was sick while working that doesn’t really bolster your argument :)

Police are already a big presence in many schools in the US already.

So what is the child doing for 3 months while being suspended that’s better than being at school? It’s not like school punishment having an impact on your life isn’t well documented.

“School to prison pipeline” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School-to-prison_pipeline

Even the kid and his family in the article says he liked the school

“ Malachi said he liked Couch Middle School before his suspension. Science class was his favorite because he liked the teacher, whom he is accused of bombarding with racial slurs, and he liked the quiz games they played in class.”

And they also mention the struggles of this event

“ His 21-year-old aunt has been home schooling him while juggling a full course load at Kennesaw State University.

…

“It’s really hard for him to go through this and to be associated with such horrible words,” said Malachi’s grandmother, Gillian Gardener-Valbrun. “That is a stain.”

Malachi said he would feel uncomfortable returning to Couch, where his friends and classmates know what he is accused of.“

Why would you assume to know better than the kid and his family on the impact of this?

Interested to see your evidence countering this.

I think you’re grossly underestimating the psychological impact of being labeled a bad kid and missing out on 3 months of social interaction in school. Also when he comes back he will also carry the stigma of being a problem child.

Didn’t you just argue universal healthcare would be worse? I can’t imagine billing being worse than it already is.

And why would private schools be better in this regard?

Before clicking the article I already guessed the student was black.

“How US schools punish Black kids”https://www.vox.com/videos/21507661/school-discipline-race-b...